Question

A class consists of 11 women and 77 men, if a student is randomly selected, what is the probability that the student is a woman?

Answer 1

Given:

A class consists of 11 women and 77 men

So, the total number of the students = 11 + 77 = 88 student

We will find the probability that the student is a woman

So, the probability =

$\frac{\text{ number of women}}{\text{ total students}}=\frac{11}{88}=\frac{1*11}{8*11}=\frac{1}{8}$

So, the answer will be:

The probability that the student is a woman = 1/8 = 0.125 = 12.5%